invented; inventing; invents
1
: to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment
2
: to devise by thinking : fabricate
Examples of invent in a Sentence
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.
She is credited with inventing a procedure that has helped to save thousands of lives.
She invented a clever excuse.
We found out that he had invented the stories he told us about his military service.
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Who had artwork before prints were invented?
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River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2025
In a nonfiction film, the director doesn't invent.
—Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Some drinks are so foundational to our understanding of mixed beverages that they’re less invented than discovered, like fire itself.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
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River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2025
In a nonfiction film, the director doesn't invent.
—Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Some drinks are so foundational to our understanding of mixed beverages that they’re less invented than discovered, like fire itself.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for invent
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invent. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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